I've heard this before, but I'm only realizing the importance of it now when I'm seeing someone else take all the credit for the work I've done. All they did was shout out to everyone and make it look like their achievement. Hmm...Important lesson learned.
- Pomp and show: Whenever you achieve something, make it look big. (Make sure the biggies hear you)
- Take credit: Come up with ideas, delegate it to someone else. Once it's implemented, don't forget to take credit.
- Don't go overboard: If you do too much of self bragging, you might run the risk of others hating you for it. Make it look like you did it but don't forget to thank the people who helped you (basically people who did all the real work.)
- Involve the biggies: Make sure your manager or the people who matter know what work you're doing and how important it is for the success of the company.
- Be sensitive to hints: People might not tell you your shortcomings on your face. They will be subtle hints, comments or funny remarks. Make sure you catch those and change. If you keep ignoring them, chances are that those funny remarks would turn into full fledged points of argument.
Don't know if this is completely true but this is what I've learned. Thoughts anyone?
-
Been a while...
-
So, even though the market is improving and I am seeing more jobs out
there, I am still unemployed almost 6 months after term date. That really
isn't surpr...
Self-branding is something that is heavily overlooked as a part of on the job training. Biz school people get this as part of their coursework, if my preceptions of them as a group are accurate. All the above points are accurate,but I will add one more from Obama's book:
ReplyDeleteHave a set of guiding principles for yourself and your team and communicate that clearly to them. Let them know what you stand for (honesty, accountability, chocolate donuts every Friday morning, whatever it is) and then weld yourself to it. This doesn't mean those values can't change, but be married to them as they change. If you do this, your part of the organization can always act with integrity and move away from "I did it" and toward "We did it."
wow! Beautiful and very valuable.
ReplyDelete